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Ray Benson on Tour Buses, Skipping Lunch, and “The Rodeo Song”

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Ray Benson

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel talks about the only day job that he’s ever had and opening for Hot Tuna, Alice Cooper, and Stoneground in Washington D.C.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Videos, Why It Matters Tagged With: Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson

SXSW 2019 – The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, March 28, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

BALTO I was sold on Balto as soon as I heard the blistering slide on “Black Snake, Mojave Blues”, the sample track that they shared on their SXSW profile page. Seeing them live provided an exclamation point – I caught two exceptional raucous and greasy outdoor sets in the afternoon sun. The LA-based quartet were […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Asleep at the Wheel, Austin Lucas, Balto, Band of Heathens, Brett Newski, Collective Soul, Ed Roland, J.S. Ondara, Joshua Ray Walker, Mating Ritual, Ray Benson, Robert Randolph, Strand of Oaks, Western Youth, Yola

Ray Benson on the Day Job He’s Had for 49 Years and an Eclectic First Gig

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson

SXSW 2016 – The Scene

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Arkells, Avett Brothers, Dion, Elephant Stone, George Clinton, George Strait, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Vaughan, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Loretta Lynn, Ray Benson, Sam Outlaw, Terra Lightfoot, The Trews, The Wet Secrets, Whitney Rose

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